Mini Golf at the Community Center
Participants in the Greenbelt Recreation Department’s August 6 Community Art Drop-in created artistic obstacles for a miniature golf course. Creations included elaborately painted animals, trees made from strips of old maps, and structures with ramps and tunnels made from other recycled materials. The workshop was led by Amanda Larsen, arts education specialist, who also contributed […]
Food, Fun and Festivities At National Night Out
National Night Out (NNO) participants throughout the city went under cover on Tuesday, August 1. Collars were up, hats down and umbrellas open as people tried to keep dry amid heavy rain that broke out about an hour after evening events began. Police, people, pets, firefighters, families, friends and dozens of clubs and groups took […]
SNAP Comes to the Market And Market Matches SNAP
When the Greenbelt Farmers Market (GFM) begins accepting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) cards this Sunday, August 13, the market will match participants’ SNAP funds dollar for dollar up to $5. Funding permitting, the match will stay in place until the season ends the week before Thanksgiving. The SNAP match initially comes out of […]
Forest Preserve Assessment Recommends City Actions
As the July 31 city council worksession drew to a close, Mayor Emmett Jordan reminded everyone that “this is just a start.” The meeting was called to discuss the Forest Preserve Assessment conducted by A. Morton Thomas and Associates, Inc. (AMT) with Gregory Osband, the company’s director of landscape architecture and ecosystem services, Erin Josephitis, […]
Worksession on Sustainable Land Care Policy Seeks Improvement
The city council held a worksession August 2 at the Community Center to discuss the progress of the Sustainable Land Care Policy as councilmembers, members of the Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability (GreenACES) and citizens shared their concerns that the policy lacks improvement since submission of the original draft in 2007. Director of Public […]
Project PB&J Greenbelt Yields 1,700 Sandwiches
Last week Acting Police Chief Thomas Kemp took part in an effort to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for those in need, which took place at the Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine Center in Greenbelt. Kemp was joined by Police Spokesman George Mathews, his daughter Hanna and about 45 volunteers from throughout the Greenbelt […]
Proposal for New Townhomes Presented to the City Council
The July 24 Greenbelt City Council worksession was to have been a brainstorming session about what to do next in light of the General Services Administration’s decision to cancel the project to build a new FBI facility, possibly at the Greenbelt Metro Station. However, two other items had to be added to the meeting, leaving […]
Campaign Season Starts Aug. 21 Who’s Running? Not Running?
Ready to start talking about the November election? No, no, not THAT November election. The Greenbelt City Council election, which happens every two years. Although pre-election buzz has been more noticeable this year than in 2015, it’s been long on gossip and short on facts. That will start to change soon. In a little more […]
ERHS STEM Infusion Program Seeks to Drive Student Success
This summer, Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) offered a summer bridge program for incoming ninth graders. The program, STEM Infusion, is designed to help prepare students for careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. STEM Infusion is a partnership between ERHS and Davis Engineering and Consulting. Principal Reginald McNeill proposed the partnership after working with […]
Zoning Rewrite, Rights-of-Way, WSSC Occupy Board, Council
On July 17 the Greenbelt City Council held its annual stakeholder meeting with the board of directors of Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI). All councilmembers except Leta Mach were present. Six members of the GHI Board were present: Stefan Brodd, Chuck Hess, Diana McFadden, Ed James, Stephen Holland and Linda Seely. New Zoning Concerns Much of […]